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Use in varieties of Scots

yur Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words71.7 88.3 20.8 308 29.1 0 30.9
Number of occurrences222166 13 31 5 0 7
Number of authors21 10 1 6 2 2

Occurrences of yur in Corpus

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Central

Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
me. A time when you'd huv hud yur mortgage oan the pair ae us y on page 34

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
apons tae school! That's whit yur fists ir fur!' on page 55

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
umber oan me. Yin minute it's yur sweet sixteen, the juices rus on page 14
still goat that fire in yur belly, that hunger tae dae su on page 15
yell doon the line, "Bawbag, yur a fuckin millionaire!" Ma fir on page 16
an auld friend. Ah appreciate yur efforts tae show me there's a on page 23
country 'cash is class'. When yur born intae a family wae a bit on page 24
Also on pages 27, 28, 37, 38, 44, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 82, 83, 88, 89, 96, 99, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 113, 116, 118, 121, 123, 125, 130, 132, 134, 135, 140, 141, 145, 146, 149, 151, 155, 157, 158, 162, 164, 166, 168, 171, 176, 183, 184, 185, 190, 91, 195, 200
102 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Ae me yur aboon thum aw. on page 107

1 matches

Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
em aboot the shop, screamin, "Yur still gon tae skil the morn!"
1 matches

Letford, William Bevel, (Carcanet 2012 ISBN: 978 1 84777 192 6) Central - Stirling, poetry
he stonemason sade it's aw in yur heed
Yur eyes ur like windeez an yur brain's gon naywhere
It'll stope yur hert deed an throw yi right o
rt deed an throw yi right oot yur boots
ruffle yur feathers show me yur plume look it that Frank nut
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
eration "....can draw to save yur bloody lives". In the mids o
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
in as it hits, lik' splashin' yur fizzer wi' caul' watter. A wi
“Cat gote yur tongue?”
tae a wee dug rit yu'v loast yur vice? Even wan as intelligent
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
Funny whit runs through yur heid whin yuv a coupla meenit
ri telly, a wis mibbes seevin yur auld an' a wis in ri kitchen
furget it, birra wis seevin' yur auld an' rey shin went ri wye
e afford tae smoke real fags. Yur uncle Toamy's a tradesman sa
it wid save ye oan matches if yur fag didnae keep gawn oot, wid
6 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ck wis white How isit ye hink yur a’ways right Ye’d even ar
t luk it the mantelpiece whin yur pokin’ the fire.
Yur profile says ye’r a real go
So gie's a swatch et yur hoalidy snaps
Ye cannae huv yur cake an’ eat it An’ that
6 matches

Letford, William This Is It, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central - Stirling, poetry
made, standin oan a corner in yur hame
oni pie, bit singin, wee man, yur singin.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
days. Ah mean, tunes tae slit yur wrists tae, ken? But its no j
‘’Dinnae start yur racial bullshit, mate” he t
ace. Hardly worth boastin tae yur pals aboot snapping a run doo
n array ae cooncil hooses wae yur disposable Kodak. The smell a
these streets will linger on yur claithes fur months, likes. B
6 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
yae tae ken that ah came tae yur hoose wae the best ae intenti
oaff back doon south and tell yur mates tae keep their crack an
rgh. Cos if ah git a whiff ae yur caviar up here again. Ah’ll
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ard, efteraw. Cos yae kin bet yur grannies pension oan the fact
like his faithur. Dinnae lit yur eyes deceive yae though, eh?
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
lin yae, likes. You could eat yur sticky toffee puddin oaff the
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oot a clear-cut message that yur loast, lonely, or frightened.
oady could be listienin intae yur conversations. They could eas
here and help thumselves tae yur stuff’’
w you’re concerned aboot is yur fuckin hoosehold security?’
‘’Ah dinnae want yur sympathies’’ ah tell him,
11 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e oor chat ‘’So, what did yur family say aboot aw ae this?
e says ‘’That reminds me. Yur baith invited tae a pairty at
‘’C’moan, yae kin tell yur uncle Aldo?’’
they git they ram a Subwey up yur erse. Sometimes people aroond
ell yae what, eh? ah’ll git yur car back fur yae. Take it as
10 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
ClydeFC Mon @AllyLove21 , dae yur thang! ??. ??????????(2019) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
helped develop. Yaise thum in yur first days back it schuil? ht(2016) search twitter

Doric

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Yur a wee rascal but a love yih.
f wee, cos ats fit yi dee fan yur wee. Yi git let off wee heeps
Yur nae just a sister tae ma yur ma best pal ana. We hiv good
v tae say am nae gan tae miss yur mess yi leave aawye. Tests ma
Yur one of the funniest folk a ka
12 matches

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gallows Ha - A Spell o Good Wather, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
so awiy ye go and do yur best on page 31

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
'Chist wait til yur grandad gits home!!' on page 129
So awiy ye go and do yur best on page 157

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yur peenie's aal dirty, Granny. on page 70
If yur gaan tae Yesnaby on page 88

5 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Yusan yur nev tae maeshur bekeen ingedi on page 31
bit yur there again on page 54
fills yur mooth an on page 81
In yur life yu should dae things tha on page 91
You really should dress fur yur age on page 98
Also on pages 147
16 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
t ye could visit any hoose in yur neighbourhood eftir the bells
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
aan Meeeh! Meeeh! Meeeh! till yur cheust aboot demented wae it.
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
ted and kindo admiran. ‘But yur different. Ivrybuddy kens yur
different. Ivrybuddy kens yur the only een You-Ken – ach,
you’re gaan tae tell my why yur here, o aal pieces?’
3 matches

Harris, Jane Me Laand, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
"Yur no gittan hid!"
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
folk o the Stoot neem. Mibbe yur ain folk. I likid them aal ve(2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
Is yur sand grey wi a hint on page 21
ome as a lass, opens sweet to yur spade. on page 23

3 matches

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
I dunnoo tyare if yur digs ir fur a fun,
w kin you caa somewye a 'hol' yur niffer even bun?
2 matches

Ulster

@Rosehill_girl tweeted
@UlsterScotsAgen Yur wile kine tae follae me an’ (2021) twitter link

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@Angelinekking No no no, yur a gran lassie. We had the hed(2020) search twitter
@raiphsays A moose, tay lite yur hoose! ??????(2020) search twitter
talk nonsense, "away an stap yur bleatherin!" so I can see whe (2021) twitter link
itary_1st @raiphsays 'Ate up, yur at your grannies' as they say (2021) twitter link
e cannea hay a revolusshon if yur no able????(2021) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.